Monday, January 25, 2016

Earth Science Unit 1 Day 4

Learning Objective: Students will learn about the effects of density by conducting a lab and will analyze and interpret data in writing using technical vocabulary (mass, volume, buoyant) and science ideas (cause and effect).

Questions:

  1. What do you think is the most important step in the scientific method? Explain. (brain)
  2. What makes air more dense? (book or brain)
  3. Which best describes how air moves during convection?

 Answer choices for #3:
 
  • A. Warm air cools as it mixes with cooler, denser air.
  • B. Cool air warms as it mixes with denser air.
  • C. Warm air is displaced by cooler, denser air